The Spring Festival is the evolution of the year from the first year of praying for the year of sacrifice, in ancient times people in the spring, the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the renewal of all things, held a festival to pay tribute to the gods of heaven and the earth, the kindness of the ancestors, to drive away the evil spirits and disasters, praying for the year of good fortune.

Ancient rituals of the situation is difficult to know, but still can be found from the later generations of the festival rituals of some of the remains of the ancient customs. Such as Lingnan part of the inheritance in the first day of the new year to worship the year and the new year during the grand grand worship of God and ancestor, exorcism Nafu ritual activities, which can be seen in the ancient times of the first year of sacrifice of the clues and clues.

The origin and development of the Spring Festival is a process of gradual formation, refinement and popularization. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the Spring Festival culture carries the profound Chinese cultural heritage and records the rich and colorful social life of ancient people.

In the traditional farming society, the first day of the Spring Festival was of great significance, and a large number of festivals and cultures related to the first day of the Spring Festival were derived. Although the separation of festivals and festivals has since occurred due to the promotion of the yin and yang calendar system in the historical development, many festival folklore has still been preserved.

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Legends of New Year's Eve

Folklore has it that often, during the Spring Festival The winter wild beast called Nian will come out, also known as "Xi". The beast of the year once a year, this day is called "over the year" (the year came), the night of the New Year is called "in addition to the evening" (in addition to the evening). The beast "Xi" is very ferocious, in the middle of the night to eat people, the ancestors in order to avoid the year, that the family reunion together, sitting around together to resist the beast of the year.

Because of the annual infestation of the beast of the year, the ancestors of the Yellow Emperor in its countless struggles, figured out the tricks of the struggle, although the beast of the year is fierce, but fear of red, fire and loud noise. Therefore, every family in front of the red spring couplets, in front of the door to set off bonfires, firecrackers, the beast saw the red couplets on the door, the door of the red fire, firecrackers, and the elders and the New Year's greetings, and drove away the beast of the New Year.

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